Lifetime wish

Not to be confused with Lifetime want.

The lifetime wish is part of a Sim's personality. The wish they choose may have something in common with the traits the Sim has. For example, a Sim with the Flirty trait can choose the Heartbreaker Lifetime Wish. Late Night allows player to choose any lifetime wish that does not correspond with the his/her traits.

It is required for a young adult or older in Create a Sim. A Sim must choose a lifetime wish during the game when growing from teen to young adult. However, it is optional when they are a child or teen and excel at a certain skill. If a child or teen picks a Lifetime Wish, he/she will not need to pick one when they become a Young Adult.

Once a Sim has completed his/her Lifetime Wish, he/she will not be able to choose a new Lifetime Wish via the Change Lifetime Wish reward. If a Sim uses the Change Lifetime Wish reward, the amount of Lifetime Happiness Points on the wish the player changes to is reduced by 10,000.

On The Sims 3 (console), there is a glitch that allows the player to have any Lifetime Wish you want, regardless of Traits, on the Create a Sim screen by choosing a trait that inspires a certain Lifetime Wish (like choosing "Evil" for "The Emperor of Evil") and then, hitting Undo, allowing a Sim to get back to the original trait they had without losing the Lifetime Wish they just chose.

There are several ways for a teen or child to trigger a lifetime wish. Often, being mean to another Sim will trigger the Emperor of Evil wish. Watching a Sim die will trigger Emperor of Evil, World Renowned Surgeon, Star News Anchor, or Creature-Robot Cross Breeder. Seeing a ghost will often trigger Creature-Robot Cross Breeder. Beating up a Sim often triggers Super Popular. If a parent gets promoted, the child may roll a lifetime wish with the career of the parent. Watching a game at the stadium or working out will trigger Superstar Athlete, being read to sleep by a logic book or playing chess enough will trigger Chess Legend, and ocassionally gaining a skill point will trigger Renaissance Sim.

Below is a complete list of the 48 lifetime wishes available in The Sims 3.

Sims with the Ambitious trait will gain 15% more lifetime happiness points (rounded to multiples of 500). For example, an Ambitious Sim with the Gold Digger lifetime wish will earn 23,000 points instead of 20,000.

List of Lifetime Wishes

	Lifetime Wish	Description	Lifetime Happiness	Type	Required Traits	Excluded Traits	Relevant Traits
	Become an Astronaut	Reach level 10 in the Military career	30,000	Career	None	Technophobe Coward Couch Potato	Athletic Brave Daredevil Handy Loves the Outdoors
	Become a Creature-Robot Cross-Breeder	Reach level 9 in the Science career	29,000	Career	None	Technophobe	Angler Computer Whiz Genius Green Thumb Handy Insane Vegetarian
	Become a Master Thief	Reach level 10 in the Thief branch of the Criminal career	32,500	Career	Kleptomaniac	Good Coward	Athletic Daredevil Evil
	Become a Superstar Athlete	Reach level 9 in the Sports career	29,000	Career	Athletic	Couch Potato	Daredevil Loves the Outdoors Party Animal
	Celebrated Five-Star Chef	Reach level 10 in the Culinary career	30,000	Career	Natural Cook	None	Green Thumb Vegetarian
	CEO of a Megacorporation	Reach level 8 in the Business career	27,500	Career	None	None	Ambitious Charismatic Frugal Loser Schmoozer Workaholic Snob
	Chess Legend	Max Logic skill Become a Grand Master in chess	30,000	Skill / Challenge	None	None	Computer Whiz Couch Potato Genius Loser
	The Culinary Librarian	Learn all recipes	30,000	Challenge	Natural Cook	None	Vegetarian
	The Emperor of Evil	Reach level 10 in the Evil branch of the Criminal career	32,500	Career	Evil	Good	Ambitious Insane Mean Spirited
	Dynamic DNA Profiler	Reach level 10 in the Forensic branch of the Law Enforcement career	30,000	Career	None	Technophobe	Computer Whiz Genius Good
	Gold Digger	See the Ghost of your rich spouse.	20,000	Challenge	None	Good Friendly Family-Oriented Hopeless Romantic	Commitment Issues Couch Potato Frugal Evil Insane Mooch Snob Mean Spirited
	Golden Tongue/Golden Fingers	Max Charisma skill Max Guitar skill	30,000	Skill	None	None	Artistic Charismatic Good Sense of Humor Great Kisser Hopeless Romantic Schmoozer Virtuoso
	Heartbreaker	Be a girlfriend/boyfriend of 10 different Sims	35,000	Challenge	Flirty	Unflirty Family-Oriented	Commitment Issues Great Kisser Party Animal Mean Spirited
	Hit Movie Composer	Reach level 10 in the Symphonic branch of the Music career	30,000	Career	Virtuoso	None	Genius Hopeless Romantic Artistic
	Illustrious Author	Max Writing skill Max Painting skill	30,000	Skill	None	Can't Stand Art	Artistic Bookworm Genius Loner
	International Super Spy	Reach level 10 in the Spy branch of the Law Enforcement career	30,000	Career	None	Technophobe Coward	Athletic Brave Childish Computer Whiz Daredevil Charismatic Good
	Jack of All Trades	Reach level 5 in four different careers	35,000	Career	None	None	Childish Commitment Issues Insane Workaholic
	Leader of the Free World	Reach level 10 in the Politics career	30,000	Career	None	None	Ambitious Charismatic Friendly Good Schmoozer Evil
	Living in the Lap of Luxury	Get a family net worth of §100,000	32,500	Cash	None	None	Ambitious Kleptomaniac Mooch Snob
	Master of the Arts	Max Painting skill Max Guitar skill	30,000	Skill	Artistic	Can't Stand Art	Genius Virtuoso
	The Perfect Garden	Grow 8 different kinds of perfect plants	32,500	Collecting	Green Thumb	Hates the Outdoors	Genius Loves the Outdoors Natural Cook Perfectionist Vegetarian
	Perfect Mind/Perfect Body	Max Logic skill Max Athletic skill	30,000	Skill	None	Couch Potato	Athletic Genius Perfectionist
	Presenting the Perfect Private Aquarium	Have 13 different kinds of perfect fish displayed	32,500	Collecting	Angler	Hates the Outdoors	Genius Loves the Outdoors Perfectionist
	Professional Author	Earn §4,000 per week on royalties	32,500	Challenge / Cash	None	None	Couch Potato Loner Bookworm Artistic
	Renaissance Sim	Max 3 different skills	35,000	Skill	None	None	Genius Workaholic Commitment Issues
	Rock Star	Reach level 10 in the Rock branch of the Music career	30,000	Career	None	Technophobe	Artistic Party Animal Virtuoso Rebellious
	Swimming in Cash	Have §50,000 in cash	35,000	Cash	None	None	Ambitious Frugal Mooch Snob
	Star News Anchor	Reach level 10 in the Journalism career	30,000	Career	None	Technophobe	Artistic Charismatic Friendly Bookworm
	Super Popular	Be Friends with 20 sims	34,500	Challenge	Charismatic	None	Childish Friendly Mooch Party Animal Schmoozer
	Surrounded by Family	Raise 5 babies to teens	35,000	Challenge	Family-Oriented	Dislikes Children	Friendly Good
	The Tinkerer	Max Handiness skill Max Logic skill	30,000	Skill	None	Technophobe	Computer Whiz Genius Handy
	World-Renowned Surgeon	Reach level 10 in the Medical career	32,500	Career	None	None	Bookworm Friendly Genius Good Workaholic
	Bottomless Nectar Cellar	Have a current collection of Nectar bottles worth §10,000 Have at least 50 bottles of Nectar in your cellar	30,000	Collecting / Cash	None	None	Green Thumb Party Animal Snob Natural Cook
	Great Explorer	Fully explore 6 tombs in each location	35,000	Adventure	Adventurous	None	Brave Daredevil Kleptomaniac
	Martial Arts Master	Reach level 10 in the Martial Arts skill Obtain Grand Master Rank	30,000	Skill / Challenge	Disciplined	Couch Potato	Evil Daredevil Athletic
	Physical Perfection	Max Martial Arts skill Max Athletic skill	27,500	Skill	Disciplined	Couch Potato	Athletic Brave Adventurous
	Private Museum	Have a current relic collection worth §20,000	32,000	Collecting / Cash	None	Can't Stand Art	Artistic Snob Adventurous
	Seasoned Traveler	Reach max Visa level for all 3 Destinations	60,000	Adventure	Adventurous	None	Loves the Outdoors Perfectionist Friendly
	World-Class Gallery	Have a current collection of Photographs worth §25,000 Have at least 10 photographs from each location	32,500	Collecting / Cash	Photographer's Eye	Can't Stand Art	Artistic
	Visionary	Max Painting skill Max Photography skill	30,000	Skill	Artistic Photographer's Eye	Can't Stand Art	Loves the Outdoors
	Descendant of da Vinci	Max Painting skill Max Sculpting skill Max Inventing skill	40,000	Skill	Savvy Sculptor	Can't Stand Art	Artistic Eccentric
	Fashion Phenomenon	Reach level 10 in the Stylist Profession	30,000	Career	None	None	Artistic Friendly Charismatic Snob
	Firefighter Super Hero	Save 30 lives on the job as a Firefighter	30,000	Career / Challenge	Brave	Coward Evil Mean Spirited	Daredevil Ambitious Athletic Handy Lucky Good
	Home Design Hotshot	Earn 100 top scores for jobs in the Architectural Design profession	30,000	Career / Challenge	Artistic	Can't Stand Art	Savvy Sculptor Perfectionist
	Monster Maker	Create 3 Monsters	25,000	Challenge	Genius	Coward	Insane Daredevil Eccentric
	Paranormal Profiteer	Reach level 10 in the Ghost Hunter profession	30,000	Career	Eccentric	Coward	Genius Daredevil Brave
	Pervasive Private Eye	Solve 35 cases on the job as an Investigator	30,000	Career / Challenge	Perceptive	None	Photographer's Eye Genius Loner
	Possession is Nine Tenths of the Law	Steal §50,000 worth of objects from other Sims.	30,000	Challenge / Cash	Kleptomaniac	Good	Evil Daredevil Frugal Mooch Mean Spirited
	Distinguished Director	Reach level 10 in Director branch of the Film career	30,000	Career
	Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous	Reach maximum celebrity level Have worth at least §100,000	40,000	Challenge/Cash	Snob Star Quality Charismatic		Shy
	Master Mixologist	Max Mixology skill Own a bar	40,000	Skill/Challenge		Unknown	Workaholic Ambitious
	Master Romancer	WooHoo in 5 different locations (lots) with 5 Sims	30,000	Challenge	Flirty	Unflirty	Great Kisser
	One Sim Band	Max Drums skill Max Bass skill Max Guitar skill Max Piano skill	45,000	Skill	Virtuoso Loner	None
	Superstar Actor	Reach level 10 in Actor branch of the Film career	30,000	Career	None		Star Quality Charismatic Dramatic Rebellious
	Animal Rescuer	Adopt 6 strays	20,000	Collecting	Animal Lover
File:Arch Builder.png	Ark Builder	Have two animals of every species (including small pets).	30,000	Collecting	None
	Canine Companion	Be friends with 15 different dogs.	25,000	Challenge	Dog Person	None
	Cat Herder	Be friends with 15 different cats.	25,000	Challenge	Cat Person
	Fairy Tale Finder	Adopt a Unicorn	20,000	Collecting	None		Animal Lover Equestrian Good Childish
	Jockey	Max Riding skill Earn §40,000 through horses.	30,000	Skill	Equestrian
	Zoologist	Collect 20 small pets	25,000	Collecting	Animal Lover
	Master Acrobat	Reach level 10 in the Acrobat career	30,000	Career	Natural Born Performer Athletic	Can't Stand Art Couch Potato Coward Loner Clumsy Shy
	Master Magician	Reach level 10 in the Magician career	30,000	Career	Natural Born Performer Daredevil Brave	Clumsy Coward Unlucky No Sense of Humor Shy
	Vocal Legend	Reach level 10 in the Singer career	30,000	Career	Natural Born Performer Diva Social Butterfly	Loser Loner Shy

Removed Lifetime Wishes

Here are a few lifetime wishes that didn't make it to the finished game.

China Maybe merged with Seasoned Traveler.	Egypt Maybe merged with Seasoned Traveler.	France Maybe merged with Seasoned Traveler.
Martial Arts Tournament Probably scrapped for Martial Arts Master.	Nectar Making Probably scrapped for Bottomless Nectar Cellar.	Photog Ambiguious Probably scrapped for World-Class Gallery.
Extraordinary Entrepreneur Lifetime wish connected to Consignment.	Sim Eater Lifetime wish probably connected to Vampires.	Platinum Artist Lifetime wish possibly connected to Band .
Imaginary Friend Lifetime wish probably connected to Imaginary Friends.